The Bishop Auckland-born entertainer began as a comic on the North-East club circuit, teaming up with Peter Lambert to become Lambert and Ross, a duo that became nationally known. When the partnership folded in the 1980s, Willie became a successful actor, with hits in film, TV and on stage. His big break was as the foul-mouthed father in the film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. He went on to acclaimed roles in Ken Loachs Riff Raff and Peter Greenaway's Th...
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Swept from the Sea
Bait
As Hungry Man
Lucky Sunil
As Beadle
Road
As Dad
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
As Sue's Father
Riff-Raff
As Gus Siddon
Loop
As Geordie Trucker
Bodywork
As Homeless Man
Honest
As Woodbine
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
As Roy
And a Nightingale Sang
As Harold, the Communist
Restoration
As Man with Visible Heart
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
As Mr Fulton
Purely Belter
As Ginga
Secret Society
As Mr Swanley
Hillsborough
As Additional Cast
A Pinch of Snuff
As Johnnie Hope
Blow Dry
As Louis's Volunteer
Dealers
As Anna's Doorman
The End
Treacle
As First Man
The Bill
Tales from the Crypt
As Barman
Dalziel & Pascoe
One Foot In the Grave
The Storyteller
As Tinker
Badger
Minder
As Stan Sorrell
Our Friends in the North
As Gordon Peacock
Heartbeat
As Jonty Walsh
The Ice House
As Wally Ferris